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Generations Bank CEO appointed to National Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advisory council
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced that Menzo Case, president and CEO, has been appointed to the Community Bank Advisory Council of the Consumer

Finger Lakes Business Services acquires Capital Region answering service
AUBURN, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc. (FLBS), a firm that operates answering services for businesses, announced it has purchased the assets of Chatham

Simeon’s restaurant to formally reopen in Ithaca on Thursday morning
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 29, to

SKY Armory to host SightLine, a business-technology conference, Nov. 2-3
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse will host SightLine 2016, a business-technology conference, in early November. SKY Armory will host the inaugural event Nov. 2-3, Annese &

People news: Walker named executive director of Jefferson County Historical Society
WATERTOWN — The Jefferson County Historical Society Board of Trustees has appointed Jordan B. Walker executive director of the society, effective Sept. 19, board president

MacKenzie-Childs to open retail store inside del Lago Resort & Casino
TYRE, N.Y. — MacKenzie-Childs, a luxury home-furnishings company, will open a 2,000-square-foot store in the upcoming del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre in Seneca

Lockheed Martin opens bioenergy facility at Owego plant
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Tuesday formally opened a new bioenergy facility at its location in Owego. The system uses Concord

NBT Bank splits marketing, corporate communications functions
NBT announced that Thomas J. McEntee has joined the bank as senior VP and chief marketing officer. He is leading the bank’s marketing function, developing

KeyBank names Holcomb, Madigan CNY area retail leaders
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank announced that it has named Jason Holcomb and Michael Madigan, Jr. area leaders for retail banking for the Central New York

CNY region unemployment rates decline in August compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in August compared to a year ago, according to the latest
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